Press
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For 50th Anniversary of 1967, Rabbinic Leaders Issue New Guide for Connecting Jubilee to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
December 5, 2016
Today, in preparation for the 50th anniversary of Israel’s military victory in the 1967 Six Day War, T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights issued a study guide on the biblical concept of yovel, or Jubilee, to help synagogues and other Jewish institutions engage in challenging conversations about the meaning of this anniversary.
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Statement on the Israeli Ministry of Education’s Suppression of Free Speech and Breaking the Silence
December 2, 2016
T’ruah expresses deep concern over the Israeli Ministry of Education’s decision to summon a Jerusalem high school principal for “clarification” after he invited members of Breaking the Silence to meet with students. This action has grave implications for freedom of speech and association, both essential aspects of human rights and democracy. The Jewish community has...
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Statement from T’ruah Board Member Rabbi Michael Latz on attacks on Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN)
November 22, 2016
For the past eight years I have had the pleasure of working alongside Rep. Keith Ellison, who represents the congressional district of our congregation Shir Tikvah. While T’ruah does not take a position on the race for DNC chair or any other elections, we have been concerned by attacks on Rep. Ellison or comparisons between...
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Rabbis Stand With Farmworkers to Demand Fair Wages from Wendy’s
November 16, 2016
Instead of joining the Fair Food Program and supporting human rights for farmworkers, Wendy’s has shifted its tomato supply from Florida to a supplier in Mexico that was prosecuted for severe human rights violations.
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Rabbis Respond Nationwide In Solidarity With Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
November 2, 2016
T’ruah stands in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Indian Tribe in their ongoing protest of the Dakota Access Pipeline. We call on the police to end their forceful and sometimes violent response to the protesters, including writing numbers on the forearms of those arrested—a mode of dehumanization too familiar to the Jewish community. The right to non-violent protest is fundamental to our American democracy, and has roots in the biblical stories of Abraham and the daughters of Tzelophechad, who stood up for justice.
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T’ruah Statement on the Deaths of Officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos
December 21, 2014
T’ruah grieves the deaths of Officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos; we are shocked and saddened at yet another act of senseless violence claiming innocent lives. We pray for a speedy recovery for Shaneka Nicole Thompson, wounded by the same gunman, an innocent woman targeted by her former partner. The rabbis teach that to destroy one...
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T’ruah Applauds Israeli High Court Protection of Asylum Seekers
December 18, 2014
T'ruah applauds the Israeli High Court for upholding both human rights and Jewish law today, preventing implementation of an amendment to Israel's anti-infiltration law that would have continued to send asylum-seekers to prison.
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T’ruah Asks Knesset to Grant African Asylum Seekers Their Right to Dignity and Liberty
December 11, 2014
T’ruah denounces this week’s Knesset law that will once again send African asylum seekers to jail without trial. This law violates both international human rights and Jewish law. This new law, passed Monday, December 8th, in the last hours before the Knesset disbanded itself, comes in response to an Israeli High Court ruling forbidding the...
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“Truth Was Thrown To Earth”: T’ruah Statement on the Release of the Senate Intelligence Committee Report on Torture
December 8, 2014
T’ruah commends the Senate Intelligence Committee for the release of the Executive Summary of their long-awaited report on CIA use of torture against suspects in the “War on Terror.”
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T’ruah Responds to the Michael Brown Grand Jury Verdict
November 24, 2014
We as the Jewish community stand in solidarity with the people now taking action to demand that their lives be seen as meaningful by those who are supposed to protect them.